Optimizing Antibiotic Duration for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis Prophylaxis: Time to Rethink

Am J Ther. 2023 Sep-Oct;30(5):e492-e494. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001570. Epub 2022 Oct 3.

Authors

Manesh K Gangwani¹, Abeer Aziz², Fnu Priyanka³, Wade Lee Smith⁴, Muhammad Aziz⁵, Mona Hassan⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
² Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
³ Department of Medicine, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto University, Larkana, Pakistan.
⁴ University of Toledo Libraries, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH.
⁵ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.

PMID: 37713708
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001570

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Ascites
Bacterial Infections* / drug therapy
Bacterial Infections* / prevention & control
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy
Peritonitis* / drug therapy
Peritonitis* / microbiology
Peritonitis* / prevention & control

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents